Against this backdrop, major media outlets, including Nikkei
Asia, have highlighted a "warning" made by Xi. According to a readout
published by state news agency Xinhua, Xi told Trump that the Taiwan
question is "the most important issue" in US-China ties.
"If handled well, bilateral relations can maintain overall
stability," Xi was quoted as saying. If "handled poorly," the
two countries risk a "clash" that could push "the entire
China-US relationship into a very dangerous situation."
The term "clash" is far from mild. Notably, the US
readout after the meeting did not mention Taiwan. While China has sought to
project this message as a "warning" to the world, the US appears to
have sidestepped what Xi described as the "most important" issue in
the relationship, leaving the talks sounding inconclusive.
Trump's visit to China was accompanied by prominent business
leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, a
central figure in the AI boom, who joined the trip at the last minute. Despite
bringing along some of the country's most influential executives, who also have
great influence on Asia's technology supply chains, the visit has so far
resulted in no notable tech business announcements.
US-China talks, which were expected to have significant
global implications, appear to have ended in ambiguity. It appears that Xi,
through his warning on Taiwan, delivered the headline-making message. Having
said he will host Xi in the US ahead of the country's midterm elections, Trump
will likely seek to claim more tangible outcomes when the second round of the summit
is on his home turf.
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